The second studio album titled Festival was released in 2014. In May 2014 the band released the single "Samba do Brasil", a Portuguese language reworked version of Samba de Janeiro. The band had their premiere in April 2014 with a live performance at the ZDF-Fernsehgarten with the song " Tic, Tic Tac", a Chilli feat. Former member Schmieder started working as a real estate adviser in Berlin in 2013. Only the single saw a promotional release.Īfter a short hiatus, in 2013, the producers compiled three new singers for the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil, Maria Efeldt, a musical artist from Stage School in Hamburg, Tracey Ellis and Myrthes Monteiro (born in São Paulo and living in Berlin). For 2010, a second Best of album and a reworked version of Samba de Janeiro, titled "Samba All Night", was planned, but was later scrapped for the second studio album. In 2009, the members of the band parted ways, Schmieder made an apprenticeship as a businesswoman for audiovisual Media. Khoei-Arsa made an apprenticeship in physiotherapy and opened a beauty salon in Cologne. In 2009, former member Sulaeman married tennis player Philipp Petzschner. In 20, another promotional singles " Hot, Hot, Hot", an Arrow cover version, and "Samba All Night", which samples "Samba de Janeiro", have been digitally released. In 20, remixes of "Samba de Janeiro" have been released and the song retitled " Let's Go to Rio", a Peter Allen cover version. In 2005 former member Niethen married Joey Kelly of the Kelly Family. Latter mentioned became a minor hit, peaking only #78 in the Swizz Single chart. In 2004, the two single only releases "Magalenha", a collaboration with the group Mendonça Do Rio, and "Tutti Frutti" have been published. Temporarily pop singer Emilia Rizzo was also a member of the band in 2004. Annemarie Carpendale joined in 2000 until 2005. In 20, the single only releases "Arriba Allez" and "Brazil (en Fiesta)" followed, all which didn't chart, except "Brazil", peaking #71 in the German Single chart. In 1999, the second single of the compilation album Samba de Janeiro – Non-Stop Best of Bellini, titled " Saturday Night", a Whigfield cover, has been released, followed by the third and final single "Samba de Amigo".Ģ002–09: Line-up changes and Singles First selections were Sabrina Schmieder, born 1980 in Salzburg, and Fabiana. Between 19, the producers held auditions in Cologne for three new dancers and singers to reform Bellini. 1999–01: Samba de Janeiro – Non-Stop Best of Bellini Īlso Sulaeman had to leave the band due to her pregnancy forcing last remaining member Khoei-Arsa to leave as well in 1999. In October 1998, Niethen and Santos-Silva left Bellini, to form the new girl group Bellissima with Mel Roberts from England. The third single "Me Gusta la Vida" was released in 1998, first single to be released from their first compilation album Samba de Janeiro – Non-Stop Best of Bellini from 2001. īoth, the same titled debut studio album Samba de Janeiro, also known as Samba de Janeiro – The Album, and the second and final single release of the album, "Carnaval", became minor hits, only peaking #63 and #93 in the German Album und Single chart. Soon after the release in summer of 1997, Makhloufi had been fired by the other members, leaving Bellini as a four piece girl group. In Germany the song peaked #2 in the German Single Chart and stayed in the top ten for thirteen weeks, earning the group an Echo Award for this song in the category "Artist or Group National in the rubric Dance/Techno. The song became a massive success, sold five million copies worldwide. They released their first single " Samba de Janeiro", which heavily samples Airto Moreira's 1972 song "Tombo In 7/4" from his album Fingers, in May 1997. When they were looking for performers for the Bellini project, they compiled five members into a first mixed band, male dancer Mustafa Makhloufi (born 1974 or 1975 in Morocco) and four female dancers Tanja Niethen (born 1973 in Siegburg ), Dandara Santos-Silva (born 1970 or 1971 in Brazil), Onni Khoei-Arsa (born 1974 or 1975 in Thailand) and Dewi Sulaeman (born 1979 or 1980 in Indonesia). The name "Bellini" itself was inspired by the surname of the former Brazilian national football team's captain Hilderaldo Bellini, who first brought his team to world championship in 1958. History 1997–98: Formation and Samba de Janeiro The group is named in remembrance of the Brazilian football legend, Hilderaldo Bellini. They have been produced by the producer duo Ramon Zenker and Gottfried Engels, known as The Bellini Brothers. The band consists of the three members Dandara Santos-Silva, Lisa Frieg and Megan Sierz. Bellini are a German pop girl group formed in 1997.
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